Article Review: Conventional Bank Interest and the Murabahah (cost-plus-profit) Contract in Islamic Finance: Two sides of a Coin or two Coins of different Sides?
By Abdullahi Saliu Ishola & Isa Olawale Solahudeen Murabahah is commonly used for financing the purchase of raw materials, machinery, equipment, and consumer durables. Because of the trust involved in the transaction and the aspiration of people that Murabahah is able to meet, it has been widely used and customers of Islamic banks all over the world have been making a preferred choice over other contracts. Murabahah contract is legal in accordance to the Shariah law and it had been practised by the early generations of Muslims. However, in the modern days, there are criticism and condemnation of some contemporary jurists. One of the argument is that Murabahah is too close to bank interest (Riba), or even the same as bank interest, but just called or being ‘legalised’ with other name or brand. “Murabahah may be defined as a sale in which the margin of profit is mutually agreed upon between the buyer and the seller. The payment of sale price, inclusive of the agreed...
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